Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-09-30
DIED.
BELKNAP.-In Portland, Ogn Sept o5. 1887,
Cora Belknap, aged 81 years.

BELKNAP.-In Portland, Ogn Sept o5. 1887,
Cora Belknap, aged 21 years.
When the world was young and the smile OF
the Infinite still fingered amid the valleys of
Judea, Hebrew poet asked: "If man die
shall he live again?" and nature answers each
spring by sprinkling the sward with daisies
and clothing the groves with an emerald man.
tie, typical of the resurrection Mortal here.
we but pass away to put on immortality. and in
the race of life the brightest prove the frailest
and are borne on invisible pinions to realms
radiant with the glory of God, there to bloom In
the eternal gardens OF Paradise. Such were tho
hushed thoughts of those who heard the sad
message brought 10 Miss Rosa A. Belknap at
Mt. Idaho from Lewiston on Monday midnight
by Robert Nugent that her sister, CORA BELx-
NAP, had died at Portland on Sunday Sept. 25.
Miss Cora Belknap resided with her sister, Mrs.
Forney at Mt. Idaho, from July, 1885, until last
January, having prior to her arrival here grad
uated with high honors from the state univers-
ity OF California. Those who knew her saw
that she was gradually failing under the decep-
1--WE and stealthy symptoms of consumption.
ana 1t was known that she was not long for
/ this world, but the end came all too suddenly
and the shock will be startling to many to hear
OF her translation into the heavenly life of
eternal youth and immortality. And vet we
should not mourn, for there is something SUI
premely happy and sustaining In the belief
that there Is an eternal spring beyond the
grave, and that death is only passing from a
little dusky room into one fair and diyinely
entertaining. Death and love are the wings
which bear us from earth to heaven; and the
priefer life, the earlier and longer immortality
"1he good only see death, the wicked taste it,
and moulded by the silent sympathy of Christ.
md Writ ff,a.
beautiful girl, in loving remembrance to whose
memory we pay this poor tribute, only saw it in
It's gentlest and nappiest form Earth has one
angel less, and heaven one more since Cora
BELKNAP died; and having already knelt at
the Throne to receive her welcome she is now
resting her head upon the bosom of Heavens
immaculate Queen. If human love has power
to penetrate the veil separating heaven and
earth, then her kindred and friends have the
blessedness of knowing that an angel loves
them, and that her beautiful spirit is hoyering
over them watching their best thoughts and
most charming sympathies, by virtue of which
its memory comes back to again speak and live
with them. To those who knew the consciep
tious regard for duty, the sweetness of disposi-
tion, the highspirited intelligence and the
helpful Christian spirit of Miss Belknap. lam
guage Will fail to convey an idea of the sun
SHINE ana JOY her presence and friendship
created Her pupils in the schools where She
taught hold her in fond remembrance while
her immediate family and friends loved her
with sincerity for her steadfastness and the
graces ofwomanly culture which she possessed.
She brought sunshine and never a cloud with
her, and the remembrance of her happy pres
ence Is but foretaste of the joy with which
they VIII greet her ON the threshold of the
beautiful world she has entered. The children
upon whom she has left the impress of her
.eaching and the circle of friends whose lives
nave been made better by her influence. stand
as loving witnesses of her brief but useful
life. 1.-THE air is full of farewells to the 4
dying" and sorrowful hearts are left on earth \
to mourn, but with CORA BELKNAp all is well.
10 her Immediate kindred and friends the
sincercst sympathy will be rendered